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Matthew 13:51

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

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Matthew 13:51. Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things?

This is a question which constantly needs to be put to all hearers and readers of the Word. "Have ye understood all these things?" To be hearers only, or readers only, will avail nothing; the Word must be understood, accepted, assimilated, and so shall it make us wise unto salvation.

Matthew 13:51. They say unto him, Yea, Lord.

They answered very glibly, yet probably not one of them fully understood the seven parables in this chapter. If anyone did so, he would be like the instructed scribe described in the next verse: -

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